Art of making dies



April 19 1927.

1,624,920. A. R. BRADEN AR'LOF MAKING DIES Filed Jan, 9. 1922 Patented Apr. 19, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT R. BRADEN,

MACHINERY CORPO NEW JERSEY.

OF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE RATION, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF ART OF MAKING-- DIES.

Application filed Januar This invention relates to methods of markand concerns particularly that type 111g dies,

known as clicking d for cutting out various ma ies, which are employed terials, for eX- ample the thinner portions of shoe-stock, as

those which the upper. formed by b which is These dies are custom triangular in cross-section, the

enter into the construct-ion of arily ending to a templet a steel strip,

ap ex of the triangle furnishing the cutting edge,

and the base providing pressure the work.

applied to force the after bending, are welded together to plete the closed form of the die.

the surface to which edge through The adjacent ends of the stock,

\Vhen the pattern to be cut presents sharp curves or angles, the bending of the die-stock tends to so distort the cutting e to bring This tendency is sectional dge that it is difiicult it to the contour of the templet.

accentuated by the crossform of the stock, which, at its base, is stretched weakened, so A further at one Morethe metal is strained cultv arises when the form of the die is sucli that the opposi gether.

introduce a bending tool or ture between the sides, tice is to null out the or block In this case, it may welding of steel. This, of course, gr

increases the cost of production.

In view of the conditions just invention has as an object the provision method of die-makin narrowest dies may b and, whatsoever forming out and injurious e The more essential mixed.

the contour or to sides are close tobe impossible to fix- and the usual pracdie' from a solid bar eatly stated, my

of a

g, by which even the e formed by bending,

size,

the

operations may readily be carried proved method consists in forming a pl ity of separaeach with its edge length that it is to assembling the formed sections with edges coinciding with the finished die, temporarily securing a-g :tl'ect upon the stock ministeps of my n11- uralte die-sections out of die-stock. of the same contour and have in the finished die,

their contour of the ainst relative movement the sections so assembled, and joining the ends of said section while they remain so secured.

welding Preferab ly, the abutting ends are at P sby oint-s y 9, 1922. Serial No. 528,012.

at which there are abrupt changes in contour, entirely avoided. They are connected by welding, as by the use of an electric are, joining the parts by the introduction of high-carbon steel between them, which will not only complete the continuity of the die,- but will furnish a cutting edge at the joined portion resistive to dulling.

One form of the die produced by my method and steps in its fabrication are illustrated in the accompanying drawing,

Figure 1 showing the completed die in perspective, with a portion broken away;

Fig. 2 being a. top plan View of the opposite sections, assembled before connecting;

Fig. 3 showing in perspective the succeeding step of clamping and joining the adjacent ends; and

Fig. 4 similarly illustrating the connection between such ends before the die is completed by grinding.

There appears at D, in Fig. 1 of the drawing, that type of die which would be pro duced ordinarily by milling from solid stock, the end walls a, a being so short that there is not space between the opposite sides I), b to permit the introduction of bending tools and welding fixtures. In proceeding in accordance with the present invention, this die is first formed in two independent sections 10 and 12, which may, without difficulty, be bent to a templet in any desired manner. The contour of the thus-bent sections is such that when they are assembled, as is illustrated in Fig. 2, with the inner edges of the opposite extremities placed in contact at 14, 14, the inner wall 16 of the entire die will have the form of the templet, and therefore of the piece which is to be cut by the die, their aggregate length being equal to the circumference of the completed die. In this relation the sections are fixed, as by a clamp 18 (Fig. 3). The adjacent end faces 20, 20 of the sections are preferably so inclined as to furnish a V-shaped or trough-like depression with upwardly diverging walls, the bottom of which depression is closed by the line of contact of the inner walls 16 at 14. The sections are now connected at the upturned ends by joining thereto a suitable metal, as high-carbon st l- Tho gh th s may be accompl shed n so that bending of the stock is here L connected to the circuit 24 by a flexible conductor 32 to facilitate the manipulation of the electrode. I

The generating circuit being closed, the operator brings the electrode 28 into contact with the Work at the depression 20, 20, and separates it to form an arc. The heat of this melts the electrode and at the same time raises the walls 20, 20 to welding temperature, so that the molten metal flowing from the electrode gathers at 34C and produces, be-

tween the ends of the sections held in unvarying relation, a permanent joint homogeneous with respect to the sections. Having effected the connection of both ends of the sections in this manner, the die may be finished by grinding the external surface 36 to produce the cutting edge cl, this coinciding with the edge of the inner wall 16 at the apex of the stock. Since this, as already pointed out, is identical in contour with the templet, it is unnecessary to operate within the die, except perhaps to file away such small amounts of the electrode-metal as may pass between the sections along the lines let. With this construction, it will be seen that the stock may be bent very accurately and expeditiously, with complete freedom to apply the bending tools, and the portions operated on at one time having little tendency to react upon and deform other portions previously formed, as might be the case were the entire outline of the die to be continuous during bending. I

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the Uni-ted States is:

l. The method of making a die, which consists in forming a plurality of separate die-sections out of die-stock, each with its edge oi the same contour and length that it isto have in the finished die, assembling said formed sections with their edges coinciding with the contour of the finished die, temporarily securing against relative movement the sections so assembled, and joining the ends of said sections by welding while said sections remain so secured.

2. The method of making a die, which consists in forming a plurality of separate die-sections out of die-stock, each with its edge of the same contour and length that it is to have in the finished die, and with its ends situated at points at which there are abrupt changes in the contour of said die, the faces of said ends being inclined, assembling said formed sections with their edges coinciding with the contour of the finished die and with their said end faces diverging from the line of contact to furnish a receiving depression, temporarily securing against relative movementthe sections so assembled, and joining the ends of said sections by arcweld'ing with a high-carbon steel electrode While said sections remain so secured, thereby depositing the material of the electrode in said depression.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ALBERT R. BRADEN. 

